Chapter 26: Chapter 26

Outside, I leaned against the Terminus brick and watched people pass by. Still the red weapons dominated the hands and sheaths of the Tumultus inhabitants who passed. I kept my eyes on them at first, wondering what the symbols were for, what they were made out of, why I'd seen them on Incipio. But after a minute or so, Thane and Tai's conversation started to heat up, and I couldn't block out their voices.

"You said she'd be an asset!" Tai shouted.

"Orpheus, I swear to God, she's not deserting and she's not going to tell. Have some goddamned faith, will you?" Thane said.

"In someone like that? Someone who doesn't even know whether she wants to be part of this?" Tai asked. "Thane, I'm telling you, they're warning signs. You need to get rid of her."